A "vicious" and "unprovoked" attack that took place in Cornwall over the weekend has left a man with serious injuries.

According to police a local man, who was driving on Acacia Road, Falmouth, near the junction of Trelissick Road, on Saturday (October 28) between 7.30pm and 8pm, was pulled from his car and seriously assaulted.

The victim, who is in his 30s sustained serious injuries and he was sent to the hospital, where he currently is.